Where does “unfixably” come from?
unfixably (English) comes from English unfixable, from English fixable, from English fix, from Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxen, from Proto-West Germanic fuhsini, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz — tail; press together.
unfixably (English): In an unfixable manner
Definitions
- In an unfixable manner
Ancestry of “unfixably”, step by step
unfixably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfixable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfixable | Not capable of being fixed |
| 2 | English | fixable | Capable of being fixed, repairable; attachable |
| 3 | English | fix | To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 5 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |